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MACHINE PORWRAPPING, FOLDING, AND SEALING OIRGULARS. No. 577,418. I IPatented-Feb. 23, 189 7 Elm ra Srnrns mm rricn.

ROBERT A. CARTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A SSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TOW'ILLIAM J. DAVIS AND HENRY J. HARDINGQOF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FQR WRAPPENG, FOLDING,AND SEALING CIRCULARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 577,418, dated February23, 1897.

Application filed August 15, 1896. Serial No. 602,878. (No model.)

To, ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. CARTER, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachines for Wrapping, Folding, and Sealing Circulars, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyto ingdrawings, forminga part thereof, in which similar letters and numeralsof reference indicate corresponding parts Wherever found throughout theseveral views.

This invention relates to machines for folding and w'rapping'pamphlets,magazines, circulars, bills, and other documents; and the object thereofis to provide an improved machine of this class which is simple inconstruction and operation and which is designed to fold and wrap thearticles referred to and to seal said wrappers.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in Whl0ll- Figure 1 is anend view'of my improved machine; Fig. 2, a side view thereof with partof the construction in section; Fig. 3, a section of a detail of theconstruction; Fig. 4, a plan view of a part of the construction shown 0in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a partial section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, showingthe circulars to be folded and the wrappers by which they are covered inposition; and Fig. 6, a sectional side View similar to Fig. 2, butshowing the 5 parts in a different position.

In the practice of my invention 1 provide a suitable main frame, inwhich is mounted a longitudinal power-shaft (5, which is provided with abalance-wheel 7 and a yoke-crank 8,

with which is pivotally connected a rod 9, which is also pivotallyconnected with a pedal 10. Said power-shaft may be turned or operated bysaid pedal, or any suitable means may be employed for accomplishing 5this result, such as a crank-wheel at one end of said shaft; or a powerpulley may be mounted thereon, and said shaft may thus be turned bysteam or electric power. I also provide a supplemental shaft 11, whichis mounted in the frame parallel with the powershaft 6 and at a suitabledistance therefrom.

-Mounted on said supplemental shaft and about centrally thereof is adrive wheel 12, provided with a wide rim 13 and radial spokes 14, andsecured to one side of the rim 13 is a segmental or circular gear-plate15, which is provided with gear-teeth 16 on its outer perimeter. Securedwithin the rim 13 is a segmental or circular flange-plate 17, said platebeing also secured within the segmental or circular gear-plate 15 andterminating at one end thereof, as shown at 18, and projecting slightlybeyond the opposite end, as shown at 19.

The end 19 of the segmental or circular flange-plate 17 is curvedoutwardly toward the rim 13 of the drive-wheel, and said flange-plate isbolted to the spokes 14: of the drive-wheel, as shown at 20 in Fig. 2;

Mounted on the power-shaft 6 is a pulley 21, and a powerbelt 22 ismounted on the rim 13 of the drive-wheel and on said pulley 21. Belowthe drive-wheel or the lower end of the circular or segmental gear-plate15, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is a gear-wheel 22,

which is adapted to operate in connection with said gear-plate 15. Saidwheel 22 is mounted on a shaft 23, the outer end of which passes throughthe frame and is provided with a beveled gear-wheel 24, and the free endof which is supported by a cylindrical head 25, formed on a bracket orarm 26. The cylindrical head 25 is provided with an upwardly-directedarm 27, on the inner side of which is a keeper 28, through which passesa vertically-movable bar 29, which carries at its upper end a roller 30,and the lower end of which is adaptedto enter a notch or recess formedin the hub 31 of the gear-wheel 22, as shown at 32. Said bolt 29 isadapted to be operated by the circular or segmental fiangeplate 17, ashereinafter described.

The upper part of the main frame is provided with a transverse rod orbar 33,0n which is formed a sliding sleeve 34, which is provided with adepending plate or arm 35, the 5 lower end of which is provided with avertical slot 36. The plate 35 is provided on its outer side with akeeper 37, between Which and said plate is mounted a vertically-movableslide 38, which is provided with an arm I00 39, which extends throughthe slot 36 and is provided at its inner end with a roller 40.

The plate 35 is also provided on its outer side with an arm 41, to whichis pivoted at 42 a crank-lever 43, one end of which extends inwardly andis adapted to entera slot or opening 44 in the upper end of the slide38, and the other arm of which extends upwardly and is provided with apivoted head 45, with which is connected a rod 46, the function of whichwill be hereinafter explained.

The plate 35, which is secured to or formed on the sleeve 34-, carries arevoluble head 47, which is provided on the inner side of said plate andadjacent thereto with a locking-disk L8, and the upper end of the slide38 is provided with an arm 4.), which projects through the slot 36 insaid plate and is curved upwardly and adapted to operate in connectionwith said lockingdisk 48. The head 47 is also provided inside of thelocking-disk 48 with a circular gear 50, which is operated by thecircular or segmental gear-plate 15, these features of constructionbeing best shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Mounted on the shaft is a stationary sleeve 51, which carries a tubularsleeve 52, and secured to the inner side of the head 47 or the side ofthe circular gear 50, or formed thereon, is a tube 53, which passesthrough the sleeve 52 and in the upper side of which is formed alongitudinal slot or opening 54, one side of which is provided with aninwardly-directed longitudinal plate 55, at the lower edge of which isan angular longitudinal plate 56, which forms a bottom for thelongitudinal opening or slot 5-1. Mounted in said tube 53 is a slidingand turning gate 57, which extends almost the full length of the tube53, and formed in said gate 57 are inclined and curved slots 58, throughwhich project pins 59, formed on or secured to the inner side of thetube 55. Said gate 57 is pro vided with two in wardly-directed lugs orprojections (30, through which the rod 46, which is connected with thehead 45 of the upper arm of the lever 43, passes, said rod being passedcentrally through the head 47,as shown in Fig. 3, and through said inwardly-directed lugs or projections 60, as above described. Said rod 46is provided centrally thereof with one or more nuts or burs 61, betweenwhich and the inner lug or projection (30 is a spiral spring 2, and asimilar nut or bur (33 is also secured to said rod in outside of saidinner lug or projection (30, and between the nut or bur (i3 and theouter lug or projection (30 is another spiral spring 64-. Secured tosaid rod &6, between the inner lug or projection 60 and the nut or burU3, is another nut or bur 65, which is provided with an arm (36, withwhich is connected a s1 rong spiral spring 67, one end of which issecured to the head 47, within the tube 53, and the funcl ion of whichis to throw the rod 46 outwardly and to hold it in c011- nection withthe head 415.

The beveled gear-wheel Bl on the end of the shaft operates in connectionwith a corresponding beveled gear-wheel 68, as shown in Fig. 2, saidgear-wheel (58 being mounted on a vertical shaft 69, the upper end ofwhich is provided with a crank 70, which is pivotally connected with arod 71, which is pivotally connected with a shoulder or projection onthe lower side of the sleeve 3i, as shown at 72 in Fig. 2. By means ofthis arrangement the sleeve Si is caused to slide on the rod 33 in theoperation of the machine, as hereinafter described.

Secured transversely of the machine and immediately over the tube 50 aretwo downwardly-inclined chutes 73 and 74, which are separated centrallybya triangular partition composed of upright walls 75 and 76, saidpartition-walls being connected at their lower ends. In the bottom ofthe chute 73 is a slot or opening 77, and a similar slot or opening 78is formed on the opposite side. Mounted transversely of the partitionwall or plate 7 6 is a roller 7.), and a similar roller is mountedtransversely of the partition wall or plate 75. In practice the coversfor the pamphlets, circulars, and other articles to be folded, wrapped,or covered are placed in the chutes 73, against the partition plate orwall 75, as shown at B, and the circulars or documents are placed in thechutes 74-, against the part-ition wall or plate 76, as shown at I).Said wrappers or covers and said circulars or documents are held inplace by triangular blocks 81., which are placed in said chutes, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines in Fig. 5, thedetailed construction of this part of the apparatus being best shown in,Fig. 5. The object of the triangular. blocks 81, which are adapted toslide inwardly and downwardly, is to hold said pamphlets, circulars, orother documents and said wrappers or covers in position against thepartition plates or walls 75 and 7G.

The shaft 82, on which the roller 79 is mounted, is provided with agear-wheel 83, and the shaft 84, on which the roller 80 is mounted, isprovided with a corresponding gear-wheel 85, these gear-wheelsbeinglocated at the outside of the chutes, as shown in Figs. 1 and (3.Above the gear-wheel 83 is a ratehetwheel 8 which is adapted to beoperated by a sliding rack-bar 87, one end of which is pivotallyconnected with the upper end of a lever 88, as shown at 89, by means ofa slot formed in said lever. The lower end of the lever 88 is connectedwith a shaft 90, which extends parallel with the shaft or rod 33, andthe inner end of which is provided with a crank 91, which is operated bya pin or projection 92, formed on the circular or segmental gcar-plate15, and on the shaft of the ratchet-wheel 86 is a small gear-wheel 86,by which the gear-wheel 83 is operated. By means of this constructionthe circulars, pamphlets, and other documents and the wrappers thereforare fed through the openings or slots 77 and 78, ashereinafterdescribed, into the longitudinal slot 54 in the tube I alsoprovide means for gumming the wrapposition by the sliding blocks 81.

pers and for sealing the same, which consists of a suitable vessel 93,which is supported at one side of the tube 53, and at the lower edgethereof, adjacent to the tube 53, is a shaft 94, provided at each endwith arms or cranks.

95, which support a roller 96. The shaft 94 is provided at its outer endwith a curved crank 97 which is adapted to be operated by a similarcurved or segmental crank 98, secured to the end of the shaft 11, onwhich the drive-wheel 12 is mounted. One of the upwardly-directed arms95, between which the roller 96 is mounted, is provided with a spring99, one end of which is secured to the support of the vessel 93, andsaid spring is adapted to hold the roller 96 in contact with a roller a,which is mounted on a shaft supported at the top of the vessel 93, asshown at a in Fig. 1. The shaft on which the roller a is mounted isprovided with a pulley at its inner end, which is not shown, and themain power-shaft 6 is provided with a similar pulley a and a belt aconnects said pulleys. I also provide a roller a which is supported bypivoted arms a and which is adapted to bear on the side of the tube 53opposite to the roller 96, and a spring or springs a", secured to saidarm or arms, hold the roller a in contact with the tube 53.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and thefollowing statement thereof.

The normal position of the parts is that shown in the drawings, and inpractice the circulars or other documents to be wrapped and sealed areplaced in the chute 74 and press against the wall or plate 76, and thewrappers are placed in the chute 73 and press against the wall or plate75, and said documents'and said wrappers are secured in this Thepowershaft 6 is then revolved by the pedal 10, or by any suitable means,and this operation revolves the drive-wheel 12, and the pin orprojection 92 on the segmental gear-plate 15 strikes the lower end ofthe crank 91. Said crank operates the shaft 90, which in turn operatesthe crank 88, by which the rack-bar 87 is operated, and said rack-bar,through the ratchet-wheel 86, operates the gear-wheels 83 and 85, whichoperate the rollers 79 and 80. At this operation one of the circulars isfed through the slot 78 and one of the wrappers through the slot 77, andboth are passed into theslot 54 in the upper side of the tube 53 and atthe same time. The outwardlyinclined end 19 of the segmentalflange-plate 17 strikes the side of the roller 40, which is connectedwith the slide 38, and forces said slide downwardly, releasing the arm49 from the locking-disk 48, and drawing down the lower arm of the lever43 forces the rod 46 inwardly. This operation of the rod 46 forces thegate 57 outwardly and at the same time turns it so as to force the upperedge thereof against the lower edge of the circular thereby in thedirection of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 5. 53 and wraps the circularthereon, also the wrapper, the wrapper being on the outside of thecircular, and said wrapper and said circular are held in contact withthe side of the tube 53 by the roller (i At the proper time the roller96 is thrown forward by the crank 98 on the shaft 11 striking the crank97 on the shaft 94, and said roller 96 presses upon the wrapper as thetube 53 revolves and applies the gum thereto. Said roller 96 is againretracted by the spring 99 after it has been operated as described, andas the tube 53 continues to revolve the roller a presses the end of thewrapper over the gummed portion thereof and seals it thereto. As thewheel12 continues to revolve the roller 40 is released or passes overthe opposite end of the segmental flange-plate 17 and the end 19 of saidflange-plate passes beneath the roller 30 and raises the arm 29, towhich it is secured. This releases the gear-wheel 22, and as the wheel12 revolves the gear-plate 15 engages with the wheel 22 and revolves theshaft 23, which operates the vertical shaft 69, which operates the crank70. This operation draws outwardly the sleeve 34 of the plate 35 andwith it the tube 53, which slides in the sleeve 52, this position ofthese parts being shown in Fig; 6, and the sealed circular is removedfrom said tube by said sleeve 52 and drops onto the floor or into areceptacle prepared therefor. As said wheel 13 continues to revolve, thesleeve 34, the plate 35, and the tube 53 will be returned to theposition shown in Fig. 2, and this operation continues as long as thepower-shaft 6 is operated.

It will be understood that the vessel 93 is provided with any suitablegumming material, such as mucilage or glue, and the roller a isconstantly turning therein. The roller 96 is in contact with said rollera except when operated by the arms 98 and 97, as hereinbefore described.

I have also shown in Fig. 5 a spring-operated pin or blade a whichpasses outwardly through the partition plate or wall7 5 in the chute 73,and the object of this device is to prevent all the wrappers except theone in contact with said plate or wall from being drawn or forceddownwardly through the slot 77 by the roller 80, and this pin or bladepasses through or into a number of said wrappers, and the one adjacentto said plate or wall is torn off by said roller and passed downwardlythrough said slot, as hereinbefore described, while all the rest areheldin proper position to be operated upon by the said roller. 1 alsoprovide the roller 79 with a number of small teeth or sharp points whichpass into the circular or document to be forced through This operationrevolves said tube v the slot 78, and the operation of this roller isthus made positive at all times. The roller 80, by which the wrappersare fed through the slot 7 7 is preferably provided with a sanded orotherwise-roughened surface. The head 45, which is connected with thelever 4L3, is pivotally secured thereto and the outer end of the rod ad,which is pivotally connected with said head, is pointed and passed intoa socket formed therein. The spring 67 serves to press said rod intosaid socket, and the springs 62 and (3 1 serve to give the gate 57 ayielding pressure against the paper or the circulars and wrappers, so asto accommodate the action of the gate to the thickness of said paper orof the circulars and wrappers.

The segmental gear 15 is so proportioned to gear 22 that the latter willhave one revolution for each operation of the machine, while the gear 50is so proportioned to the gear 15 that it will revolve three times foreach operation of the machine.

Myimproved machine is simplein construction and operation and perfectlyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it isevident that changes in and modifications of the construction hereindescribed may be made without departing from the spirit of my inventionor sacrificing its advantages, and I reserve the right to make all suchalterations therein and modifications thereof as fairly come within thescope of the invention.

The slotted, revoluble, and longitudinallymovable tube 53 constitutesthe core on which the documents and wrappers are wound, as hereindescribed, and it will be apparent that this core may be made of anydesired size or diameter, and the construction of the parts connectedtherewith may be regulated so as to adapt the device to circulars,periodicals, and various other printed publications of different shapes,sizes, and thicknesses.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a machine for folding, wrapping, and sealingpamphlets, circulars and other documents, the combination with asuitable frame, of a longitudinally-movable and revoluble tube, providedin one side with a longitudinal slot or opening, into which the circularand the wrapper are adapted to be fed, said tube being provided with asliding and revoluble gate, which is adapted to clamp said circular andsaid wrapper in said slot or opening, and means for operating said tubeand said gate, and for sealing the document, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a machine for wrapping, and folding circulars and other documents,the combination with a suitable frame, of two chutes suitably supported,the adjacent ends of which are inclined inwardly and downwardly, andeach of which is provided with a slot, in the bottom thereof, one ofsaid chutes being adapted to receive the documents, and the other thewrappers, a longitudinally-movable and revoluble tube mounted below saidslots, and provided with a longitudinal slot or opening in the sidethereof, and a sliding and revoluble gate mounted in said tube, andmeans for feeding said circulars and said wrappers into the slot oropening in said tube, and devices for operating said gate so as to clampand hold the same therein, and for revolving said tube, substantially asshown and de scribed.

3. In a machine for wrapping and folding circulars and other documents,the combination with a suitable frame, of two chutes suitably supported,the adjacent ends of which are inclined inwardly and downwardly, andeach of which is provided with a slot, in the bottom thereof, one ofsaid chutes being adapted to receive the documents, and the other thewrappers, a longitudinally-movable and revoluble tube mounted below saidslots, and provided with a longitudinal slot or opening in the sidethereof, and a sliding and revoluble gate mounted in said tube, andmeans for feeding said circulars and said wrappers into the slot oropening in said tube, and devices for operating said gate so as to clampand hold the same therein, and for revolving said tube, and for sealingsaid wrappers and removing the sealed document from said tube,substantially as shown and described.

4. In a machine for folding and sealing circulars and other documents,the combination with a suitable frame, of a longitudinallymovable andrevolublc tube, provided with a slot or opening in one side thereof, andwith a longitudinally-movable and revoluble gate, which is mountedtherein, means for feeding the documents and the wrappers into said slotor opening in said tube, and for operating said gate to clamp and holdthe same therein, and devices for revolving said tube, and for movingthe same longitudinally so as to remove the document therefrom whenwrapped and sealed, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with a suitable frame, of a slidin g andrevoluble tube mounted in a stationary sleeve, and said tube beingprovided with a slot or opening in one side thereof, suitable devicesfor feeding a document and a wrapper into said slot or opening, asliding and revoluble gate mounted in said tube, and adapted to clampsaid document, and said Wrapper in said slot or opening, a gumreceptacle or vessel mounted adjacent to one side of said tube, a rollermounted therein, another roller mounted adjacent thereto, and adapted tobear thereon, and to be thrown against said revolnble tube, and anotherroller mounted on the opposite side of said revoluble tube, and adaptedto press thereon, substantially as shown and described.

.6. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the

combination with a suitable frame, of a sliding and revoluble tubemounted in a stationary sleeve, and said tube being provided with a slotor opening in one side thereof, suitable devices for feeding a documentand a wrapper into said slot or opening, a sliding and revoluble gatemounted in said tube, and adapted to clamp said document, and saidwrapper in said slot or opening, a gum receptacle or vessel mountedadjacent to one side of said tube, a roller mounted therein, anotherroller mounted adjacent thereto, and adapted to bear thereon, and to bethrown against said revoluble tube, and another roller mounted on theoppositeside of said revoluble tube, and adapted to press thereon, andmeans for moving said revoluble tube longitudinally through said sleeveand for operating said head and revoluble gate, substantially as shownand described.

7. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with asuitable frame, of a sliding andrevoluble tube mounted in a stationary sleeve, said tube being providedwith a slot or opening in one side thereof, suitable devices for feedinga document and a wrapper into said slot or opening, a sliding andrevoluble gate mounted in said tube, and adapted to clamp said documentand said wrapper in said slot or opening, a gum receptacle or vesselmounted adjacent to one side of said tube, a roller mounted therein,another roller mounted adjacent thereto and adapted to bear thereon andto be thrown against said revoluble tube, and another roller mounted onthe opposite side of said revoluble tube,

and adapted to press thereon, and means for moving said revoluble tubelongitudinally through said sleeve, and for operating said revolublegate, consisting of a head formed on or secured to said tube, a rodpassing through said head, and through lugs or projections formed onsaid gate, said rod being provided with springs which are adapted toforce it outwardly, and operative devices connected with said head, andsaid rod for revolving said tube and for forcing-the rod inwardly andfor moving said tube longitudinally, substantially as shown anddescribed.

8. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with a suitable frame, of a sliding andrevoluble tube mounted in a stationary sleeve, said tube being providedwith a slot or opening in one side thereof, suitable devices for feedinga document and a wrapper into said slot or opening, a sliding andrevoluble gate mounted in said tube, and adapted to clamp said documentand said wrapper in said slot or opening, a receptacle mounted adjacentto one side ot' said tube, a roller mounted therein, another rollermounted adjacent thereto, and adapted to be thrown against saidrevoluble tube, and another roller mounted on the opposite side of saidrevoluble tube and adapted to press thereon,

and means for moving said revoluble tube longitudinally through saidsleeve, andfor operating said revoluble gate, consisting of asuitably-supported sliding sleeve, provided with a head, to which saidsliding and revoluble tube is secured, and through which passes a rod,which also passes through lugs or projections formed on said gate, saidrod being provided with springs which are adapted to force it outwardly,and operative devices connected with said head and said rod forrevolving said tube, and for forcing said rod inwardly, said gate beingalso provided with inclined slots, and said sliding and revoluble tubewith pins or projections which pass therethrough, whereby when the gateis thrown outwardly by said rod it is also turned in said tube,substantially as shown and described.

9. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with a suitable frame, of alongitudinally-movable and revoluble tube, which is supported in asleeve, and provided with a longitudinal slot or opening in one side,and means for feeding the circulars and wrappers thereinto, and forsealing the same, while said tube is revolved, and devices for movingsaid tube longitudinally and for revolving the same, consisting of asleeve mounted in line with said tube, and provided with a dependingplate, a head revolubly mounted in said plate, and to which said tube issecured, a circular gear formed on said head, and a suitably-mounteddrive-wheel provided with a segmental or circular gear-plate, which isadapted to operate in connection with said circular gear, avertically-movable slide connected with the plate with which said headis connected, and provided with an arm which operates in connection witha locking-disk formed on said head and said drive-wheel being providedwith a circular or segmental flange-plate which is adapted to depresssaid slide, and devices connected with said drivewheel for moving saidsleeve and said tube longitudinally, substantially as shown anddescribed.

10. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with two inwardly and downwardly inclinedchutes in which said wrappers and said documents are placed, said chutesbeing each provided at its lower end with a slot, through which saidwrappers and documents are passed, of a suitably-supportedlongitudinally-movable and revoluble tube mounted below said slots, saidtube being provided with a slot or opening in one side into which thewrappers and documents are adapted to be passed, and with alongitudinally-movable and revoluble gate mounted therein, and adaptedto clasp and hold a wrapper and a document, in said slot, and means forrevolving said tube and for moving it longitudinally, and also foroperating said gate, and a suitable gumming device mounted adjacent tosaid tube, and adapted to gum said wrapper, said chutes being alsoprovided with rollers at the inner ends thereof, by which the wrappersand the documents are fed through the slotsinto said tube, substantiallyas shown and described.

11. In a machine for folding, wrapping, and sealing circulars and otherdocuments, the combination with a sliding sleeve, provided with adepending plate, of a revoluble head mounted in said plate, a tubesecured to said head, and provided with a slot in its upper side, alongitudinally-movable and revoluble gate mounted in said tube a slidingrod passing through said tube, and connected with said gate, avertically-movable slide mounted on said plate, and provided with anarm, which passes through a vertical slot formed therein, and whichoperates in connection with a locking-disk formed on said head, saidplate being also provided with a crank-lever, one arm of which passesthrough an opening, in the upper end of said slide, and the other armbeing provided with a head, with which said sliding rod is connected,said parts being in operative connection with devices by which saidsleeve is moved longitudinally on its support, and the said tuberevolved, substantially as shown and described.

12. In a machine for wrapping, folding, and sealin g circulars, thecombination with a suitable frame, of a stationary sleeve, a slidingsleeve provided with a depending plate, having a vertical slot formed inthe lower end thereof, and a revoluble head mounted there in, above saidslot, a tube connected with said head, and passing through thestationary sleeve, said tube being provided in its upper side, with aslot or opening, and with a sliding and revoluble gate mounted therein,a springoperated rod passing through said head, and connected with saidgate, a vertically-movable slide connected with said plate, and providedwith an arm, which passes through a slot formed therein, and whichengages with a locking-disk formed 011 said head, and another arm whichpasses through said slot, and is provided with a roller, a crank-leverpivotally connected with said plate, one arm of which passes through anopening in the upper end of said slide and the other arm being providedwith a pivoted head, having a socket into which the outer end of the rodthat is connected with the gate, passes, and means for operating saidslide, and said revoluble tube, and for moving the sliding sleeve,substantially as shown and described.

13. In a machine for wrapping, folding and sealin g circulars thecombination with a suitable frame, of a sliding sleeve provided with adepending plate having a vertical slot formed in the lower end thereof,and a revoluble head mounted therein,-above said slot, a tube connectedwith said head, and passing through a stationary sleeve, said tube beingprovided in its upper side, with a slot or opening, and with a slidingand revoluble gate mounted therein,a spring-operated rod passing throughsaid head, and connected with said gate, a vertical]y-movable slideconnected with said plate, and provided with an arm, which passesthrough a slot formed therein, and which engages with a locking-diskformed on said head, and another arm which passes through said slot, andis provided with a roller, a cranklever pivotally connected with saidplate, one arm of which passes through an opening in the upper end ofsaid slide and the other arm being provided with a pivoted head, havinga socket into which the outer end of the rod that is connected with thegate, passes, and means for operating said slide, and said revolubletube, and for moving the sliding sleeve, and devices for feeding thecirculars and the wrappers into the slot or opening into said slidingtube, and for gummin g said wrappers as the tube is revolved,substantially as shown and described.

14. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars, pamphletsand other documents, the combination with a suitable, revoluble andlongitudinal1y movable tube on which said documents are adapted to bewound, of means for feeding the documents and wrappers thereto,consisting of two transverse chutes which are arranged over said tubeand which are inwardly and downwardly inclined, and between which is atriangular partition, the base of which is directed upwardly and at eachside of the apex of which is a slot, one of said chutes being adapted toreceive documents, and the other wrappers, and means for feeding saiddocuments, and wrappers through said slots, substantially as shown anddescribed.

15. In a machine for folding, wrapping and sealing circulars, pamphlets,and other documents, the combination with a suitable, revoluble andlongitudinally -movable tube on which said documents are adapted to bewound, of means for feeding the documents and wrappers thereto,consisting of two trans- Verse chutes which are arranged over said tubeand which areinwardlyand downwardly inclined, and between which is atriangular partition, the base of which is directed upwardly and at eachside of the apex of which is a slot, one of said chutes being adapted toreceive documents, and the other wrappers, and means for feeding saiddocuments and wrappers through said slots, and saidlongitudinally-movable and revoluble tube being also provided with alongitudinal slot into which the wrappers and documents are fed, andmeans for securing said wrappers and documents to said tube while thesame is revolved, substantiallyas shown and described.

16. In a machine for wrapping, and sealing circulars, pamphlets andother printed pub- 1ications,the combination with a suitably-s11 pportedlongitudinally-movable and revoluble core, provided with means forclamping or securin g the wrappers and documents thereto,

and means for feeding said documents or wrappers in the other,substantially as shown Wrappers, consisting of tWo chutes which are anddescribed. arranged transversely of said core and down- In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as wardly inclined, said chutes beingseparated my invention I have signed my name,in pres- 5 by a partitionand each being provided With ence of the subscribing Witnesses, this14th I 5 a slot directly over said core, and the partiday of August,1896.

tion between said chutes being provided with ROBERT A. CARTER. rollersby which the documents and Wrappers Witnesses: are fed thereto,said-documents being adapted W. W. HILL,

10 to be placed in one of said chutes and said 1 O. S. ROGERS.

